Mirador said:
Macocael, children are not commodities, or items of exchange subject to supply-demand conditions. The OP should be told that DR culture is child-oriented, not childless person oriented. This means that the needs of a child are paramount, and the child?s needs are defined in terms of parenting, which entails much more than just the capacity to feed, clothe, or attend immediate physical needs. The fact that the OP is childless and is willing to buy a child, does not necessarily make him/her/or it fit to be a parent?
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quite right Mirador, but I didnt read the OP quite in that way, though I admit the post was not worded in the most sensitive manner, and maybe I was wrong (I was wrong about Ben and his "thieves" for example. It happens; it is hard to gather all the facts from these posts).
There is no way I can know if this person is a fit parent, and all that would have to be sorted out in the adoption process -- the orphanage that I know of is run by responsible caring people and they would not be induced to "sell" a child. But in fact this one and another one next to Sonador that I know of have a different means of providing for their orphans -- they tend to find parents in the community, and then those parents and the orphanage work together to provide schooling, food, etc right there in the community. That is, they dont exactly give the kids up for adoption; rather, they look for parents who are then "adopted" by the organization, and every one lives and works together somehow in that community. That is why I said I wasnt sure that my connection with these people would be of any help.
And I agree, this is certainly a very child-care oriented society, which is one reason I am so pleased to be raising my own child here.
But my heart goes out to these people. There is another member here who is also looking to adopt. Having discovered the pleasures (and trials!) of child rearing, I understand a little better now how those who cannot bear children of their own must feel. So I try to help.